Reverse Running
F
irst of all, I thank you for
MRH. I look forward to it
each month. I do won-
der though if we are addressing
many of the same issues that
have been discussed for years
in the hobby press. Where’s the
advancement in the discussion
diversity on these topics?
While layouts focus on the gen-
eral structures required for rail-
road operation they often don’t
take into consideration the geo-
graphical, cultural and histori-
cal context they are supposed to be set in. Some do better at this
than others.
The specific areas I am talking about are architecture, ethno-bias,
and the diversity of structures frequently determined by the skills
of the immigrants working in new country on that section of a
major railroad. Each different immigrant population had different
skill sets, depending on their country of origin. Seems we also gloss
over reflecting the native population that came before us.
In the model railroad world, do we get so focused on operations
that we miss the immediate non-Anglo influences around these
Reverse Running: Stepping outside the box with a contrary view
by Kenneth Frink
What cultural context are you
modeling?
MRH-Feb 2013
